His understanding with midfielder Park Shin Heum and defender Shin Seok Kyo is the backbone of a team that plays more like a European side than any other in Asia.

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Early that morning, a foreman herded Shin, Park and about 25 other prisoners up the mountain.

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The firewood detail placed Shin and Park within a stone's throw of the fence that ran along the spine of the mountain.

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Before Shin could get to his feet, Park had stopped moving.

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Shin was nearly through the fence when his lower legs slipped off Park's torso and came into direct contact, through the two pairs of pants he was wearing, with the bottom strand.

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Ms. Shin, a Brooklyn artist who has created public works for the Long Island Rail Road and a Battery Park City elementary and middle school, has designed pieces in mosaic and glass for the 63rd Street station, which will be expanded to accommodate the Second Avenue line.

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